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Art, music & theater at Boston University

Boston University graduates about 172 art, music & theater majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 57th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a standout program at 84 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $49,000 four years out, 1.12× what the same major pays nationally.

84/100Standout#57 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year1724% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$49,0001.12× the same major nationally
Research in the field$675Ka year, NSF
Admit rate13%whole school
SAT middle 50%1350–1500whole school

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Tsai Performance Center, College of Arts and Sciences.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 136 · Academic 75 · Student housing 57 · Chapel 3 · Offices 3 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Connecticut College 85
  2. Wake Forest University 85
  3. University of Utah 84
  4. Oberlin College 84
  5. Columbia University 84
  6. American University 84
  7. University of Virginia 84
  8. University of Pennsylvania 84

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Boston University with every school we score in art, music & theater. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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